CRIME 1-TO-1, hosted by K.S. Lewis, talks with prisoners around the country — serial killers, murderers and others serving time behind bars.
The prisoners talk about their crimes but also about their lives, their loves, music, sports, food, sex, prison.
The podcast also welcomes criminologists, detectives, crime writers and an assortment of experts intrigued by the criminal mind.
CRIME 1-TO-1, hosted by K.S. Lewis, talks with prisoners around the country — serial killers, murderers and others serving time behind bars.
The prisoners talk about their crimes but also about their lives, their loves, music, sports, food, sex, prison.
The podcast also welcomes criminologists, detectives, crime writers and an assortment of experts intrigued by the criminal mind.
Mini Interview with the Creator
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What prompted you to start Crime 1 to 1?
I wanted to take my correspondences with serial killers, murderers and other convicted criminals public.
If I’m fascinated by their personal stories and reflections, then I believe others will be too.
What’s your relationship like with the people you interview?
It’s different with each relationship. The more I correspond with a person, the more I consider them a friend.
What do you hope to achieve with this podcast?
Let me entertain you. Isn’t that what it’s all about? Basically Crime 1 to 1 is:
Tell a good story, keep you riveted, share insights and even a few laughs, enlighten you with stuff you didn’t know about and spend some enjoyable and valuable time together.
How is Crime 1 to 1 different from other crime podcasts?
Honestly, I can’t tell you. That’s for the listener / viewer to decide.
All I know is that the prisoners I correspond with have been the subjects of many other podcasts and television docs but they haven’t personally participated in them.
Some simply haven’t been asked but most are reluctant because they’ve found media people to be unethical assholes.
Why a podcast?
I’d love to do this on TV and get paid TV money but one generally gives up a lot of control when that happens. Traditionally, crime stories generally have a 3-chapter format:
- There’s a murderous monster on the loose;
- Law enforcement comes to the rescue and tracks down the monster;
- The monster is finally caught and brought to justice.
A podcast allows me to be free of this standard accepted format.
Crime 1 to 1 is a self-generated project, my vision — and I hope that it cuts through a lot of the sameness in the crime and investigative genre.
What’s your background briefly?
The first portion of my career was all music-related. Television specials with pop stars (Sting, Elton John, Billy Joel, etc), artist profiles and advertising.
That led to my becoming a celebrity interviewer for hire (Entertainment Tonight, Good Morning America, The Insider, BBC America).
After that, my years as a producer for Crime Watch Daily baptized me into the workings of the criminal justice system and the primordial power of crime-related story telling.
Who are you talking to now?
I don’t divulge relationships and correspondences. Some individuals are in for life and accept that fact but others have parole opportunities which I don’t want to jeopardize.
I’m well aware that the stories I cover are controversial. The crimes committed by the prisoners I talk with have deeply affected the lives of victims, their loved ones and friends.
While prisoners want freedom, there are victims advocates who want the convicted criminals to remain forever behind bars. I kind of skirt along the edge.
I believe that keeping a story private until it’s ready for an audience is always the best policy.
How do you get access to the convicted people you speak to?
I ask. Some say yes, some say no.